December 20, 2019
Dr. Usha Rajdev partnered with the Smithsonian Science Education Center to provide STEM education for sustainable development to teachers and institutions in Uganda. Over the course of two weeks, she met with one university and four local high schools to help them implement the Smithsonian's "Mosquito!: Community Research Guide for youth. Teachers from each institution engaged in training using STEM and what local resources can be used to implement this project. The "Mosquito!" module framework focuses on sustainable actions that are defined and implemented by students in reducing mosquito infestations in and around schools. This included cleaning wells, removal of stagnant water, the life cycle of mosquitoes and their spreading of diseases and the importance and urgency of engineering and design of mosquito traps by students. Watch the news coverage from WDVM 25 of this effort: https://www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/marymount-university-experiment-may-be-reducing-cases-of-malaria-in-uganda/
Read more at https://www.marymount.edu/Home/saints-on-the-go/news?newsId=43